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Village of Riverwoods
Replacement Planting List - Canopy Trees
CANOPY TREES
SPECIES
Botanical Name
Aesculus glabra
Common Name
Ohio Buckeye
Acer saccharinum
Sugar Maple
Carya cordiformis
Bitternut Hickory
Carya ovata
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun Part Sun Part Shade Shade
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Shagbark Hickory
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Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry
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Juglans cinerea
Butternut (White Walnut)
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Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
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Platanus occidentalis
Sycamore
Prunus serotina
Tilia americana
MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Wet-Mesic Mesic Dry-Mesic Description
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Shade tolerant tree with large brown seeds in fall. Likes
well-drained, slightly acidic soils. Prone to leaf blotch and
early leaf drop.
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Sugar maple is known for its yellow, orange and
50' - 75' h, 35' - 55' w
occasionally red fall color. It is a very site specific plant
that does best in the shade, good garden soil and plenty of
well drained moist soil.
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Also called yellowbud for its conspicuous yellow buds in
winter. Young trees are shade tolerant, but become
intolerant with age. Should be grown in half day sun.
Yellow fall color.
40' - 60' h, 30' - 40' w
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Initially a slow growing tree, bark develops a shaggy
appearance after 15 - 20 years. Does well in full sun,
although likes shade for 1/2 day on mesic to dry soil.
Yellow fall color.
40' - 60' h, 25' - 35' w
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Unruly branching habit in youth, hackberries often
50' - 60' h, 40' - 50' w
resemble elm trees when they reach 3" caliper. Very
adaptable tree, growing in both wet and dry soils in full sun.
Produce a purple-black fruit popular with birds. Susceptible
to gall and witches-broom, which are both aesthetic
problems, and do not impact the health of the tree. Grows
fast in youth and moderately as it ages (20' - 25' in 10
years).
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Black Cherry
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Black Cherry trees produce highly visible white flowers in 50' - 60' h, 30' - 40' w
the spring. A very fast growing (30" - 36" per year) tree
that produces fruit favored by birds. Because of this, is not
recommended for planting near patios or walkways.
Develops an easily identifiable bark as it matures
(resembling potato chips). Requires full sun and good
garden soil.
American Linden (Basswood)
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American Lindens produce extremely fragrant flowers in
50' - 70' h, 40' - 50' w
late spring. Frequently develops suckers at the base of the
trunk and becomes a multi-stem tree. Tolerant of light
shade to full sun in normal garden soil.
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Note: Plant selections should be based on individual characteristics of a specific property.
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Mature Size
20' - 40' h, 20' - 40' w
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Similar to black walnut, but smaller mature size. Grows
40' - 50' h, 30' - 40' w
well in garden soil, but found on moist sites in the wild.
Prefers full sun. Butternut is becoming less common in the
wild due to a life-threatening fungus.
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Grows 18" - 20" per year. Produces large fruit popular with 50' - 60' h, 40' - 50' w
squirrels.
One of the fastest growing trees (3' - 4' per year is
common when planted near streams) and the largest tree
(at mature size) east of the Mississippi River. Distinctive
white and brown mottled bark. Tends to lose many leaves
during droughty conditions. Anthracnose often kills young
leaves in the spring, but new leaves are produced.
75' h, 50' w
Village of Riverwoods
Replacement Planting List - Canopy Trees
CANOPY TREES
SPECIES
Botanical Name
Quercus alba
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun Part Sun Part Shade Shade
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Common Name
White Oak
Quercus bebbiana
Bebb Oak
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Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
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Quercus ellipsoidalis
Hill's Oak
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Scarlet red fall color. Some Hill's oak have small leaves,
40' - 50' h, 40' - 50' w
some have large leaves, some are deeply lobed, some are
not. Most keep their leaves through winter. Grows on
sandy soils and heavy clay soils, frequently with bur oak.
Fully grown Hill's Oaks are smaller in stature than other
oaks. Can be used for screening by leaving it low
branched. Requires full sun.
Quercus imbricaria
Shingle Oak
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Shingle oak is an uncommon oak, but is found in a wide
40' - 50' h, 40' - 50' w shrub form
variety of soils (gravel, sand, heavy clay). Requires full
sun. Shingle oak leaves have no lobes or teeth. Fall color
can be red orange but more often is brown. Because the
leaves are persistent until March, shingle oak is often used
as screening. Grown low branched or in shrub form.
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak
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Bur oak is very tolerant of heavy clay soil, high pH and
50' - 80' h, 50' - 80' w
open areas. It is a very adaptable tree as it occurs in the
wild in upland and bottomland areas. However, it seems to
prefer heavy clay soils to sandy soils. Prefers full sun.
Form tends to be asymmetrical in youth and becomes
symmetrical with age. Bark is deeply furrowed and dark
brown. The combination of the bark texture and massive
branches makes a dramatic winter statement.
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin Oak
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In the wild Chinquapins are found on very shallow soils that 50' - 80' h, 50' - 60' w
overlay limestone. It is tolerant of high pH and drought
resistant. The leaves are not lobed, but have serrated
teeth along the margin (edge). Grows small, sweet
flavored acorns which are a favorite of wildlife. Bark and
structure is very similar to white oak.
Quercus rubra
Red Oak
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Quercus velutina
Black Oak
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Note: Plant selections should be based on individual characteristics of a specific property.
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MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Wet-Mesic Mesic Dry-Mesic Description
Mature Size
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White oak is the state tree. It is the only oak of the white
50' - 80' h, 50' - 80' w
oak family that has a russet red fall color. In youth, the
leaves tend to be persistent in winter. As the tree ages, the
leaves fall off in autumn. Grows in sand and clay, but not in
very wet sites. White oak is mildly tolerant of shade (needs
3 - 4 hours of sun per day) and is somewhat slower
growing than other oaks in the white oak family.
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Bebb oak is a cross between bur and white oaks that
occurs in the wild. Russet red fall color.
50' - 60' h, 40' w
Similar to white oak, but more tolerant of wet soils. Likes
acidic soils.
50' - 60' h, 40' - 60' w
Red oak is one of the most shade tolerant of the oak
50' - 80' h, 40' - 80' w
group. A few hours of sun per day is all it needs to grow.
Does well in garden soil and light shade. Fall color is an
outstanding red. Trees in the red oak family tend to live
125 years (+/- 25 years). The white oak family tends to live
150 years (+/- 25 years). There has been a general decline
of the large red oaks in the Chicago area due to old age.
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Tend to grow in well drained sites such as sand or gravel. 40' - 60' h, 30' - 35' w
The leaves are very similar to red oak but fall color is a tan
brown. Leaves are not persistent through winter. Mature
size is slightly smaller than red oak in the Chicago region.